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COMBINED BARREL STAND 0R SWING AND COUNTER SUPPORT. No. 357,940.

Patented Feb. 15,1887.

N, PETER5, Pholwliihogmpher. Washington ma TATES NITE PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC G. POLLARD, OF EVANSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF 'IWVO- THIRDSTO OHAUNOEY G. IVILDER, GEORGE 13. DE ARMENT, AND MILL B. BROWN, ALL OFSAME PLACE.

COMBlNEDBARREL STAND OR SWJNG AND COUNTER-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,940, dated February15, 1887.

Application filed December 15, 1886. Serial No. 221,617. (No model) Toall whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Isaac G. POLLARD, a cltizen ofthe United States,residing at Evansburg, in the county of Crawford and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombined Barrel Stands or Swings and Counter-Supports, and Ido here bydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will 1 enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to combined barrel stands or swings andcounter-supports; and it has for its object to provide a simple,durable, and efficient device whereby barrels may be stored undercounters out of the way of persons passing back and forth, and at thesame time permit of their being readily swung out from beneath saidcounters to expose their contents for easy access thereto; also, mydevice will support the counter and prevent the entrance of insects tothe contents of the barrels; and it consists of the parts andcombinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a perspective viewofmydevice, partly broken away, showing abarrel in position; Fig. 2, a perspective View of one ofthe upper hooks;Fig. 3, a like view of one of the lower supports; Fig. 4, a plan View ofthe base-plate, and Fig. 5 a side elevation of one-half of clasp F.

Similar letters refer to similar parts through out the several views.

A represents the base-plate of the device. This plate may be round, asshown, or square, or of any other desired shape, and is provided withperforations around its edge, through which screws or bolts are passedto secure it to the floor. Agroove or gutter, a, is formed in the uppersurface of the base-plate, sur rounding the central oblong projection,Z), and at each end of this projection sockets c are formed, whichcommunicate with the groove (1. In the sockets c the pintles d of theuprights B are journaled. By making the projection 11 oblong and formingthe sockets c at its ends, or partly in its ends, I secure additionalbearing-surfaces above the real top of the sockets for the pintles (Z.The groove a is intended to be filled with oil or other lubricant, whichwill enter the sockets c and keep the pintles well oiled. The oil willalso prevent insects reaching the standard 0 and entering the barrels.

In the center of theprojection an opening or socket, e, is formed, inwhich is screwed or swaged the lower end of standard 0 in such mannerthat it will be perfectly rigid. This standard is formed of anysuitabletubular matcrial, preferably gas-pipe, and projects up from thebase-plate the desired length, and has formed on and surrounding it nearits upper end the circular cupshaped receptacle g, into which oil,water, or chalk, or any other suitable liquid or substance,is placed toentrap or check any insects which may attempt to enter the barrels onthe stand by crawling down standard D.

In the standard 0 a standard, D, of smaller diameter, is inserted. Thislast-named standard is also, preferably, of tubular material for thesake of tightness, and on its upper end is secured, in any suitablemanner, a bearingplate, h, having a perforated prong or lug, m,projecting from it on three of its sides, the other or remaining side,n, being plain or without any projection, so as not to extend beyond thecounter, and secured by screws or bolts passing through the perforationsin the prongs. A set-screw, r, is passed through a screwthreaded openingin the main or large standard O to engage with and hold the standard Dat any desired height.

WVhen the device is in position under the counter and securely fastenedat its lower end to the floor and the plate h to the under side of thecounter, any heavy weight which may be placed on the counter would driveor force standard D down into standard 0, notwithstanding the pressureof set-screw 7 against it.

As I intend my stand or swing to answer the purpose of posts in buildingor constructing counters, I overcome the above objection to it byplacing tubular washers 19 around or on standard D, the number beingadjusted to the height of counter desired, which rest on the upper endof standard C and reach up to or nearly to the under surface of plate h,thereby relieving the set-screw when a heavy Weight is placed on thecounter, and preventing standard D being forced down into standard 0.

The uprights B are cast with the pintles d d and the two tapering hooksE, the latter spreading apart gradually from their point of junction totheir ends. The uppersurfaces of these books, commencing at the curve,are beveled outwardly at I, to correspond to the bevel of the chine of abarrel, so that the books may secure a firm grip on the barrel. Thepintles d of the uprights have their bearings in the sockets c, and thepintles d have their bearings in the clasp F. This clasp consists of twohalves having the perforated ears F, the central connecting circularpart, G, and the round portion H, which is hollowed out to receivepintle d. When these halves are brought together on standard 0 andbolted tightly together, they form a secure bearing-block for thesupport of the upper end of the upright B.

K is a clasp, also formed in halves, having the perforated projectinglugs L, which are firmly bolted together, so as to hold the clasp inwhatever position it may be placed on the standard. In the perforationsformed in these lugs the upper hooks, M, are placed. It will be noticedon reference to Fig. 2 that these hooks are so bent that their ends arenearly, if not quite, on a level with the bent middle portion. Thisstraightening out of a portion of the hook permits it to turn easily inits bearing when the barrel is swung in or out.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, in a combined barrelstand and counter-support, ofthe base-plate A, tubular standard 0, standard D, clasp F,

uprights B, clasp K, hooks M, bearing-plate 71, having the perforatedprongs m, set-screw r, and tubular Washers 19, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination, in a combined barrel- 5 stand and counter-support,of the base-plate A, the tubular standard 0, suitable supports for thebarrels attached to said standard, the receptacle 9, the standard D,adapted to fit within standard 0, the bearing-plate it, havingperforated prongs m, and the tubular washers 19, substantially asdescribed.

3. A combined barrel-stand and counter- 4.. The combination, in abarrel-stand, ofthe base-plate A, the tubular standard 0, having the cup9, the clasps F K, the hooks M, and the upright B, having the pintles dd and hooks E, substantially as described.

5. In a counter-support, the combination of the base-plate A, havinggroove a, the tubular standard 0, having the copy, the standard D,set-screw 1', bearing-plate h, having the perforated prongs m and plainside a, and the tubular washers 10, adapted to rest on the top ofstandard 0, substantially as described.

6. The combination, in a barrel-stand, of the base-plate A, the standard0, the clasps F K, the hooks M, the uprights B, having pintles d d, andthe tapering hooks E, spreading from each other toward their extremitiesand hav ing their upper surfaces beveled, whereby a barrel may be hungor suspended by its chine from one side, as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC G. POLLARD.

Witnesses:

F. 'W. ELLswoRTH, GEO. W. HASKINS.

